Ultra-Orthodox non-vaxxers dig in * ’Israel proves COVID can be subdued with vaccines’ * Podcast: Fraudsters, justice * How Bugsy Siegel’s Vegas gamble finally paid off

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, April 21, 2021 [‘I’m young, I don’t need it’: Ultra-Orthodox non-vaxxers dig in their heels]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Amid Israel’s vaccination success, there are still some 800,000 adults refusing to get shots, many of them Haredi, and they seem motivated by fear, not religious rulings]( [Health Ministry said set to recommend allowing concerts with crowds of 50,000]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel reportedly seeking to cancel deal for AstraZeneca vaccines]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Scientists: Israel proves every developed country can subdue COVID with vaccines]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [Prof. Dan Yamin says hospitals became safe from meltdown once 50% of over-60s were vaccinated, even with highly infectious variants]( [Netanyahu meets UK minister amid plans to form travel corridor for vaccinated]( By [TOI staff]( [Virus czar rejects Netanyahu’s prediction of another vaccine round in 6 months]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Nachman Ash says that while it is expected Israelis will need further shots for protection against COVID, the timeframe is still unclear]( [Netanyahu: Israel readying for new vaccination drive in 6 months, including kids]( By [TOI staff]( Analysis [Lazar Berman]( [As Iran and the US move cautiously toward a deal, Israel needs a new approach]( [Ongoing covert actions against Tehran’s nuclear program risk causing a rupture with Biden, while being unlikely to stop a new agreement that both Washington and Tehran want]( [Israel said resigned to restored Iran deal that won’t address missiles, terror]( By [TOI staff]( [Top Iran official: Power fully restored at Natanz, enrichment renewed]( By [TOI staff]( [Ali Akbar Salehi, head of country’s atomic agency, claims enrichment at key nuclear site never stopped following blast blamed on Israel]( [Rouhani: 60%-70% of issues resolved in Vienna nuclear talks]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Post-blast security measures at Natanz slowing down enrichment — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu admits Ra’am-backed government not an option, urges direct vote for PM]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [After Islamist party backs opposition in key vote, Netanyahu again pitches special election for premier to resolve political deadlock; TV: Ra’am would likely oppose it, dooming bid]( [Court hands restraining order to Likud activist who harassed Elkin’s wife, kids]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu’s graft trial to pause for 2 weeks as first witness wraps up testimony]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [Aaron Boxerman]( [Ra’am campaign chief: ‘If we head to fifth elections, we’ll get 20% more seats’]( [Aaed Kayal, the man behind the Islamist party’s surprising success, has no regrets about breaking with the Joint List, says Ra’am is finally bringing Arab voters hope]( Live updates [LIVE: US Jewish groups welcome guilty verdict in trial of cop who killed George Floyd]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Mostly liberal organizations note that ruling is a 1st step, won’t bring back lives cut short due to police brutality, and reforms still needed to address systemic racism]( Times of Israel Podcast [Daily Briefing Apr. 21 – TOI’s reporting brings alleged fraudsters to justice]( By [TOI staff]( [Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today]( [Ex-cop Chauvin convicted of murder, manslaughter in death of George Floyd]( By [Amy Forliti, STEPHEN GROVES and TAMMY WEBBER]( [Celebrations outside court as former officer convicted of all charges, could face decades in jail for killing that set off heated debate across US and beyond over racism, policing]( [US police officer shoots, kills teenage Black girl holding knife]( By [Farnoush Amiri and Ryan Kryska]( [Biden hails George Floyd verdict, but says it’s not enough: ‘We can’t stop here’]( By [Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller and MICHAEL BALSAMO]( [Throughout US, guilty verdict in Floyd’s death brings joy — and wariness]( By [Aaron Morrison, Gillian Flaccus and Jacquelyn Martin]( Top Ops [Devorah Titunik]( [The Chauvin trial: This Jew’s perspective]( [I felt tears of relief on my cheeks as the verdict was read. It doesn’t solve the US problems of hate and racism – there’s still a lot of work to do. But it’s a start]( [Andrea Samuels]( [A Brit’s desire for salt and vinegar crisps in Israel]( [Until now, this favorite flavour was the stuff of dreams. Ex-pats like me thought the very whiff of a rumor of the crisps’ arrival was a hoax. I couldn’t be more glad to be wrong!]( [Zack Rothbart]( [‘Albert Sabin’ isn’t a household name, like ‘Jonas Salk,’ but maybe it should be]( [Once you’ve helped eradicate polio, you might as well go for establishing peace in the Middle East – what’s one more challenge?]( [Emily Volz]( [When Torah hurts]( [It is a unique pain when your beloved multi-millennial tradition states that who you are is an abomination, a specific sorrow when something you love cannot fully love you back]( Interview [How Jewish mobster Bugsy Siegel’s gamble on Vegas paid off after his murder]( By [Rich Tenorio]( [The movie star-handsome member of the infamous Murder, Inc. envisioned a gambling oasis in the desert, says a new book in Yale’s Jewish Lives series]( [CRM]( [Israel blasts French ruling keeping Sarah Halimi’s killer from trial]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Calling the murder ‘despicable’, Foreign Ministry says court judgment fails to convey attitude of zero tolerance toward anti-Semitism]( [Israeli, UAE fighter jets fly together in large international exercise in Greece]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Air forces from eight countries take part in the drill, simulating airstrikes, dogfights and rescues over unfamiliar terrain]( [Gantz warns Hezbollah of ‘heavy consequences’ if it threatens Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Big blast at rocket factory jolts central Israel in ‘controlled test’]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Abbas adviser: Palestinian elections ‘very likely’ to be postponed]( By [TOI staff]( [Nabil Shaath says parliamentary vote scheduled for next month will be pushed off if Israel doesn’t allow ballot boxes in East Jerusalem]( [Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia top 2020 global executioners list]( By [Isabel Debre]( Behind the Headlines [Join ToI Community to hear Yossi Klein Halevi, Mohammed Dajani agree to disagree]( By [TOI staff]( [This Thursday, a special Behind the Headlines joint interview of the author of ‘Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor’ and a Palestinian scholar — exclusively for the ToI Community]( [Needed now more than ever, what US Jewish summer camp will look like this year]( By [Shira Hanau]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Obituary / Jim Steinman, ‘Bat out of Hell’ composer, dies at 73]( By [Mesfin Fekadu]( [Conspiracy theorist Naomi Wolf: Fauci ‘doesn’t work for us,’ got $1m from Israel]( By [Ben Sales]( [US firms said using Israeli tech for controversial facial recognition]( By [TOI staff]( [Deby’s son named Chad president; Israel said confident ties won’t be harmed]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Obituary / Walter Mondale was a liberal icon who championed Israel]( By [Ron Kampeas]( [Warm waters draw endangered sharks to Israel’s Mediterranean shallows]( By [AFP]( [NYC police’s panel advising on hate crimes includes Hasidic woman]( By [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( [Google, AWS win $1.2 billion Israel tender for cloud services]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Jerusalem’s Kadosh bakery drops Rabbinate kosher stamp for private alternative]( By [Jessica Steinberg]( [How safe is your web host? Israel’s cybersecurity watchdog plans rating system]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Swamped by wave of coronavirus cases, India’s health system buckles]( By [ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and NEHA MEHROTRA]( [Breakaway soccer Super League collapses after 6 English clubs forced to withdraw]( By [Rob Harris]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? [View in browser]( © 2021 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved